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Median earnings of monthly-paid employees EUR 3,520 in the private sector in 2021

release | Private sector monthly salaries 2021

According to Statistics Finland, the median earnings for regular working hours of full-time monthly-paid employees in the private sector were EUR 3,520 and the average earnings EUR 3,930 per month in 2021. Men’s average earnings were EUR 4,000 and women’s EUR 3,120. Those belonging to the best paid decile earned at least EUR 6,000 per month and the earnings of the lowest paid decile were EUR 2,320 or lower.

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  • The median earnings of monthly-paid wage and salary earners working in the private sector were EUR 3,520 and the average EUR 3,930.
  • Ten per cent of wage and salary earners earned at most EUR 2,320 per month and 10 per cent earned at least EUR 6,000 per month.
  • The median earnings of women were EUR 3,120 and those of men EUR 4,000 per month.
  • The level of education has a strong effect on earnings. The median earnings of those with upper secondary level education were EUR 2,830 and the median of those with higher tertiary level education was EUR 4,690.

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